The modern look (Y2K)

James Street and Oswego Boulevard
The modern Syracuse signal on display. Syracuse city installations use safety
yellow for vehicular and pedestrian signals. Prior to the signal's installation
around 2000-2001, this intersection had a plain-Jane stop sign. A long time
ago, there may have been lights, as Oswego Boulevard extended out to the
corridor which Interstate 81 now occupies. When I-81 was constructed, Oswego
Boulevard was truncated. But it has assumed a new importance, because traffic
patterns have changed; Erie Boulevard no longer runs through Clinton Square,
and all westbound traffic is routed onto this little stretch of road. Photo
taken June 2001.

Up Close, though not personal

James Street and Oswego Boulevard
Here is a detailed look at a pedestrian signal, typical of the new installations.
Manufactured by Liverpool-based Traffic Control Technologies, formerly
Crouse-Hinds, this signals casing is polyarbonate. TCT casings have
remained the same since the present style debuted around 1967. The look
changed in 1999, when new-style visors started appearing. Note the form-fitting
base on which the signal head is attached to. June 2001

East Adams Street, at Syracuse University
Due to increased traffic, these new mastarms await the start of operation
in the summer of 2001. Syracuse started using tubular masts around 1970
or so, and their numbers have steadily increased through the years. Photo
taken June 2001.